#HCFI and #IMA participate in a five-day health camp organized by the Health Ministry for its Members of Parliament

On Nov 30, 2015

HCFI and IMA participate in a five-day health camp organized by the Health Ministry for its Members of Parliament

On-going at Parliament NXE from 30^th November – 4^th December 2015

New Delhi, 30^th November 2015: Stressing on the importance of living a healthy life, the Health Ministry today inaugurated a five-day health camp for members of parliament from November 30^th to December 4^thin the capital. The main motive being, to educate them about important life-saving techniques and preventive health measures. IMA and HCFI are key participants in the event in charge of training all participants in the life-saving technique of Hands Only CPR 10 and sharing important tips and tricks to live a long and healthy life. Inaugurating the event were none other than, Dr. Jagat Prakash Nadda – Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Mrs. S. Mahajan – Lok Sabha Speaker.

Other participants included AYUSH, Central Health Education Bureau, and Hindustan Latex Limited.

Speaking on the occasion, Padma Shri Awardee Dr. A Marthanda Pillai – National President and Dr KK Aggarwal, Honorary Secretary General, IMA and President, HCFI said, “It an honor to be a part of this unique initiative by the Health Ministry to encourage its MP’s to live a healthier and disease free lifestyle. Over the next five days, both IMA and HCFI together will be training all the participants in the life-saving technique of Hands-only CPR 10 for revival after sudden cardiac arrest. The majority of the people remain unaware that a person can be brought back to life within 10 minutes of their death through a simple and easy to learn technique. In addition to this, we will also be sharing our formula of 80 with the MPs, which include tips to live a disease free life till the age of 80 years.”

Given that medical emergencies can occur anywhere and at anytime and several times it is not possible for a hospital or doctor to be close by, it is extremely important that each one of us knows the technique of Hands-only CPR 10. 50% of all sudden cardiac arrest victims can be brought back to life within the first ten minutes of their death is CPR is administered in a timely and effective fashion.

“We at HCFI have derived a simple, easy formula for the technique. Within 10 minutes of death (earlier the better), for a minimum of 10 minutes (adults 25 minutes and children 35 minutes), compress the center of the chest of the deceased person continuously and effectively with a speed of 10×10 = 100 per minute” Dr. K K Aggarwal added

All the participants on Day 1 took a commendable interest in the exhibition prepared by HCFI in which the formula of 80 was also displayed in the form of messages and placards. The formula of 80 is a guide to live up to the age of 80 without developing any lifestyle diseases and disorders. It is a simple and easy to follow guide, which includes some basic lifestyle changes like the following:

Women must keep their abdominal circumference lower than 80 cm and men 90 cm
Keep your fasting sugar lower than 80 mg%.
Keep your blood pressure lower than 80 mm Hg.
Keep your heart rate lower than 80 per minute.
Keep your bad LDL cholesterol lower than 80 mg%.
Do not consume more than 80 grams of caloric solid or liquid food at once.
Observe a carbohydrate fast 80 days a year.
Do not consume alcohol and if you do, restrict it to not more than 80 ml in a day or 80 grams in a week.
Restrict your soft drink consumption to 80ml in one go. The tip is to add soda and dilute it to make it 200 ml
Do not consume more than 80 eggs in a month.
Consume at least 80 fruits and vegetables servings in a week.
Do not consume tobacco otherwise you will end up with a surgery bill of Rs.80, 000
Do not consume more than 80 ml/gram of ghee, oil and butter in a week.

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About Heart Care Foundation of India – Initiated in 1986, the Heart Care Foundation of India is a leading National NGO working in the field of creating mass health awareness among people from all walks of life and providing solutions for India’s everyday healthcare needs. The NGO uses consumer-based entertainment modules to impart health education and increase awareness amongst people. A leading example of this is the Perfect Health Mela; an annual event started in 1993 that is attended by over 2-3 lakh people each year. The Mela showcases activities across categories such as health education seminars and check-ups, entertainment programs, lifestyle exhibitions, lectures, workshops, and competitions. In addition to this, the NGO conducts programs and camps to train people on the technique of hands only CPR through its CPR 10 mantra for revival after a sudden cardiac arrest. They currently hold three Limca book of world records for the maximum number of people trained in hands-only CPR in one go. Keeping article 21 of the Indian Constitution in mind, which guarantees a person Right to Life, Heart Care Foundation of India has also recently initiated a project called the Sameer Malik Heart Care Foundation Fund to ensure that no one dies of a heart disease just because they cannot afford treatment.

About IMA: Indian Medical Association is the only representative, national voluntary organization of Doctors of Modern Scientific System of Medicine, which looks after the interest of doctors as well as the well being of the community at large. It has its Headquarter in Delhi and State / Terr. Branches in 29 States and Union Territories. It has over 2, 53,000 doctors as its members through more than 1650 active local branches spread across the country.